HBsAg inhibits the translocation of JTB into mitochondria in HepG2 cells and potentially plays a role in HCC progression.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The expression of the jumping translocation breakpoint (JTB) gene is upregulated in malignant liver tissues; however, JTB is associated with unbalanced translocations in many other types of cancer that suppress JTB expression. No comprehensive analysis on its function in human h...

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Main Authors: Yun-Peng Liu, Xiao-Ning Yang, Amarsanaa Jazag, Jin-Shui Pan, Tian-Hui Hu, Jing-Jing Liu, Bayasi Guleng, Jian-Lin Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3352868?pdf=render